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This section describes how to handle, insert, and remove a CD.
Handling guidelines
Follow the following guidelines to prevent faults when handling a CD.
Guidelines for CD media
Do not affix a label on either side of the disk, and do not use a ball-point pen or pencil to write
on the disk.
Do not touch or damage the data side of the disk.
Do not bend the disk, and do put an heavy object on the disk.
If the CD gets dirty or wet, use a moistened soft cloth and wipe it from the center to the edge,
and then use a dry cloth to dry it.
Make sure that you do not spill coffee or similar liquid over the media.
Do not store it in an extreme temperature environment.
Do not store it in a humid or dusty environment.
Guidelines for the drive
Do not use the CD, if it is not safeguarded according to "Handling guidelines for CD media"
above, or it has bends, cracks, or fissures. Or, it may cause a failure. The warranty is not
applied to any failure caused by the use of such CDs.
This computer accepts only round CDs. Do not use CDs of a variant shape, which is not round.
Or, it may cause a failure. The warranty is not applied to any failure caused by the use of CD
in a variant shape.
Use of a commercially available CD-ROM drive cleaning disk may put dusts on the lens.Do
not use a CD-ROM drive cleaning disk.
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CA CD-ROM is the same as a music CD (compact disk) except it has computer information
(characters) instead of sound. ROM stands for Read Only Memory. The computer is able to
read the information from a CD-ROM, but not able to write on it (unless you have selected
CD-R/RW).
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This computer accepts any CD that has one of the following marks. Do not use the CD if it
does not carry any of them. Or, it may cause a failure.
For some marks, you need specific application software.
You can write on the CD that carries the
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mark, if you have a CD-R/RW drive.
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